Aug. 6: Apple-Handseeing; Beatles-iTunes; Universal-MTV; YouTube's "Fred"-Viacom

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Cupertino, Calif. - Apple is in talks to acquire Chinese online game developer Handseeing, an executive with the company told Reuters. [more..]
Los Angeles - There still exist complications in bringing the Beatles' catalog to Apple's iTunes Store, Yoko Ono told Reuters this week during an interview about the forthcoming documentary "LENNONNYC." [more..]
New York - Music videos from Universal Music Group artists are being pulled from websites operated by Viacom's MTV, after the parties failed to reach a new licensing agreement, CNET News.com reported. [more..]
New York - Viacom's Nickelodeon children's network will produce a TV movie based on "Fred," an online video star on Google's YouTube whose channel on the site counts over 1.9 million subscribers, All Things D reported. [more..]
San Francisco - Social games publisher Zynga announced on Friday that it has acquired Tokyo-based Unoh, also a developer of social games. [more..]
Los Angeles - Revenue from mobile video services is expected to grow from a projected $548 million this year to $1.34 billion in 2014, according to a report from market research firm eMarketer. [more..]
Durham, N.C. - StatSheet, a provider of online sports data visualization technology, has raised $1.3 million in its first round of venture capital financing, led by Valhalla Partners. [more..]

DMW Notice Board

New York Games Conference - September 21, 2010 - New York, NY
Steven Chiang
, President, Studios, Zynga, will be having a 1-on-1 Keynote Interview with Mike Vorhaus, President of Magid Advisors and Alex St. John, President & CTO of hi5, will be delivering a Keynote presentation at this year's event! The first round of speakers for the 2010 conference have been announced. You can find the agenda and all event updates online. We are accepting speaker submissions and offering sponsor/exhibit opportunities now. Please contact Event Director Jay Baage via email jay@digitalmediawire.com for more information.
The Value Rate registration discount ends tonight at 11:59pm PDT. Register now for only $399!

Digital Music Forum, West - October 6-7, 2010 - Los Angeles, CA
We are happy to announce Chris Tsakalakis, General Manager of Ebay Tickets/StubHub, and Rick Alden, Founder & CEO of Skullcandy, as Keynote Speakers for the conference! The first round of speakers for this years conference have also been released. An updated agenda and speaker list can be found online. We are accepting speaker submissions and offering sponsor/exhibit opportunities now. Please contact Event Director Jay Baage via email jay@digitalmediawire.com for more information.
Register now for the Economy rate of $499 until August 27!

Digital Media Conference, West - October 27, 2010 - San Francisco, CA
Join us as we bring some of the nation's top industry leaders back to the city by the bay! All event updates and registration forms can be found online! We are currently accepting speaker submissions and offering sponsor/exhibit opportunities now. Please contact Event Director Jay Baage via email jay@digitalmediawire.com for more information.
Register now for the Economy rate of $399 until August 27th.

Briefly Noted

New York - China Unicom will begin selling iPhones equipped with Wi-Fi support next week, The Wall Street Journal reported. [more..]
Mountain View, Calif. - Smartphones running Google's Android operating system are now selling at a rate of 200,00 per day, chief executive Eric Schmidt said at a technology conference this week. [more..]
Chicago - AT&T has partnered with Chicago TV station WGN to allow Chicago Cubs fans who subscribe to its Uverse digital TV service to select their own camera angles during baseball telecasts, NewTeeVee reported. [more..]

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